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HB1514 • 2026

Local Government, General

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 1 and Title 6, Chapter 54, relative to shopping carts.

Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
McCalmon, Jackson
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1085
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Local Government, General

This bill prohibits a fee, fine, or cost from being assessed by a county or municipality against the owner of a shopping cart found on public property unless the shopping cart was removed from the premises or parking area of a retail establishment by the owner of the shopping cart or by an employee acting on the owner's behalf.

What This Bill Does

  • This bill prohibits a fee, fine, or cost from being assessed by a county or municipality against the owner of a shopping cart found on public property unless the shopping cart was removed from the premises or parking area of a retail establishment by the owner of the shopping cart or by an employee acting on the owner's behalf.
  • This bill applies to acts or omissions occurring on or after July 1, 2026.
  • ON APRIL 9, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1728, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, provide that t he general assembly occupies the entire field of the regulation of shopping carts, including their purchase, use, taxation, manufacture, ownership, sale, storage, and transportation, to the exclusion of all county or metropolitan government laws, ordinanc es, resolutions, enactments, or regulations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB1514

Plain English: House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1514 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1728 House Bill No.
  • 1514* HA1031 012981 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1728

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1728 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1728 House Bill No.
  • 1514* SA0890 012981 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1085

  2. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

  3. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1085

  4. 2026-05-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 11, PNV 2

  11. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1031)

  12. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  13. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  14. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  15. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  16. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  17. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  18. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  19. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  20. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 4

  22. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0890)

  23. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  24. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  25. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026

  26. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  27. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  28. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  29. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  30. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  31. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  32. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  33. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  34. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  35. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  36. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  37. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  38. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  39. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  40. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  41. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  42. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  43. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  44. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026

  45. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  46. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  47. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/4/2026

  48. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  49. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026

  50. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  51. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  52. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  53. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  54. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  55. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  56. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  57. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  58. 2026-01-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

This bill prohibits a fee, fine, or cost from being assessed by a county or municipality against the owner of a shopping cart found on public property unless the shopping cart was removed from the premises or parking area of a retail establishment by the
owner of the shopping cart or by an employee acting on the owner's behalf. This bill applies to acts or omissions occurring on or after July 1, 2026.

ON APRIL 9, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1728, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, provide that t
he general assembly occupies the entire field of the regulation of shopping carts, including their purchase, use, taxation, manufacture, ownership, sale, storage, and transportation, to the exclusion of all county or metropolitan government laws, ordinanc
es, resolutions, enactments, or regulations.

This amendment also prohibits a
county or metropolitan government, or any agency, department, or official of a county or metropolitan government,
from
adopt
ing
an ordinance, resolution, or other regulation requiring a business to adopt a shopping cart policy of any nature or imposing a fee or fine on a business related to shopping carts
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1728
By Jackson

HOUSE BILL 1514
By McCalmon
HB1514
010529
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5,
Chapter 1 and Title 6, Chapter 54, relative to
shopping carts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
Notwithstanding another law, local ordinance, or resolution to the contrary, a fee,
fine, or cost must not be assessed against the owner of a shopping cart found on public
property unless the shopping cart was removed from the premises or parking area of a
retail establishment by the owner of the shopping cart or by an employee acting on the
owner's behalf.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6, Chapter 54, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
Notwithstanding another law, local ordinance, or resolution to the contrary, a fee,
fine, or cost must not be assessed against the owner of a shopping cart found on public
property unless the shopping cart was removed from the premises or parking area of a
retail establishment by the owner of the shopping cart or by an employee acting on the
owner's behalf.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it, and
applies to acts or omissions on or after July 1, 2026.